Expert Group on Accessibility
The Expert Group on Accessibility is an expert group set up by the European Commission for the development of a barrier-free Europe for all. The aim is that there should be accessibility everywhere in the EU ; the group should deal with all relevant areas ( construction , health and safety at work, information and communication technologies , education , etc.).
Members of the expert group
- Gabrielle Clotuche, Belgium
- - European Commission
- Domenico Lenarduzzi, Italy
- - Honorary Director General of the Directorate General for Education and Culture of the European Commission
- Bas Treffers , Netherlands
- - Vice-President of the European Disability Forum EDF
- Alain Sagne, France
- - Conseil des Architectes d'Europe (CAE)
- Fionnuala Rogerson, Ireland
- - Architects Council of Europe (ACE), Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
- Sarah Langton-Lockton, United Kingdom
- - Center for Accessible Environments
- Cristina Rodriguez-Porrero, Spain
- - Director of the Centro Estatal de Autonomía Personal y Ayudas Técnicas organization
- Mitzi Bollani, Italy
- - Architect, founder of "Senza Barriere"
- CJ Walsh, Ireland
- - Architect, Communications Director of the Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies & EnvironmentS
- Mike Freshney, United Kingdom
- - Architect, Chairman of the NHBC (National House-Building Council) Standards Review Group
- Luc Rivet, Belgium
- - European Lift (Elevator) Association (EEA)
- Peter Neumann, Germany
- - NeumannConsult
Web links
- Minutes of the first meeting in 2002 (PDF file; 125 kB)
- Expert group report (PDF file; 327 kB)